08:51 AM EDT, 06/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were leaning lower premarket Wednesday as the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was down 0.5% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) was declining by 0.2% recently.

German appliance and engineering products maker Robert Bosch is considering an acquisition of Whirlpool (WHR), Reuters reported, citing people unfamiliar with the matter. Whirlpool rose past 18% pre-bell.